What type of Census metrics do hospital managers care about?
Generally I'd look at all stats on daily, MTD, and EOM basis compared to budget, Prior Month, and Prior Year for the same period. With EOM stats, I want to see compared to budget and in a monthly trend report for context. Total admissions and census by location and program are key but won't tell you anything unless you have payor mix data. Admits, Discharges, Procedures are also important. After that overview, I would drill down to the next level of detail by looking at 1) Referrals and admits by referral source, and % of referrals that convert to admissions. 2) volume by physician. 3) LOS by payor and by program or DRG 4) volume by DRG, and projected profit per case by DRG.